freebsd network not working

xviddivxoggmp3 · 08-01-2004, 05:57 PM

Below is the network I have.
The Print Server checks out
The Win98se box checks out
The Redhat9 box checks out.
The Freebsd box has issues.
I says I'm unable to find a route to the connection.

Code:

              192.168.0.1
              D-Link Router
             /  |     |   \
            /   |     |    \
           /    |     |     \
          /     |     |      \
         /      |     |       \
        /       |     |        \
FreeBSD5.X  RedHat9  Print      win98se
Server      client   Server     client
  .4          .5      .2          .3

Please check the following thread to see what work I have done so far on this issue.
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...212#post386212
I was capable of networking the same box with slackware, due to it autodetected the settings. I attempted to set up the network manually during install, but this didn't work. My router is using a mix of static ips and dhcp.

binidiot · 08-02-2004, 02:46 AM

Ok. I've reviewed your referenced posts. Let's start over.

On BSD boot, does your NIC show up in the boot msgs? Automatically, without you assigning it?

/etc/defaults/rc.conf remains as originally configured??

/etc/rc.conf should have: hostname="darkstar"
ifconfig="DHCP"
That's it for rc.conf NIC settings.

/etc/resolv.conf should show automatically your nameserver as your DHCP server i.e. 192.168.0.1 ... and maybe a local domain entry if that had been entered somewhere along the config ....

Now once these settings have been changed reboot to rerun rc and check it out.

Atrocity · 08-02-2004, 04:25 PM

In your Rc.conf If u are using DHCP it may not work for you, I have found that on bsd 5.2.1 I have to actually put in a ip address for it to work, I am not sure why this is since previous releases i had no problem with, I would suggest clearing out your rc.conf and then going into sysinstall and redoing it manually

frob23 · 08-02-2004, 04:33 PM

I don't know about anyone else but DHCP works great for me. Both when I statically assign the ip from MAC address or when I dynamically assign one. And I am using 5.2.1.

Edit: forgot last sentence.

xviddivxoggmp3 · 08-08-2004, 02:09 PM

binidiot,
sorry it took so long to respond. finals week.
i reviewed my system messages, and the nic does not get recognized by the pc at boot.
i haven't altered the /etc/defaults/rc.conf
in /etc/rc.conf i have about 7 entries with different dates, hostnames, etc.
the most resent has the following.
hostname = "DarkStar.local"
ifconfig_plip0="inet 192.168.0.3 netmask 255.255.255.0"
the resolve.conf reads as
domain mshome
nameserver 192.168.0.1

binidiot · 08-08-2004, 02:25 PM

Hello, try rebooting choosing the second ... nr 2. option ... with acpi ... from the FreeBSD boot page. It might find your NIC. If that doesn't work, reboot with PNP option in BIOS off (or on if it is currently off)... normal boot first ... then with acpi .... That be my vast wealth tricks for finding a NIC..

chort · 08-08-2004, 04:44 PM

Wait a second, why are you using Parallel IP (PLIP)??? I thought you said you were trying to use a network card?

You say you didn't see your network card in the dmesg output, but do you know what to look for on a BSD system? Each ethernet chipset has it's own driver and what is reported in the dmesg output is what driver is loaded to run the device. You won't see something like "eth0", because that's a Linuxism; traditional UNIX and BSD systems name network interfaces for the driver that's used.

Why don't you post your entire dmesg output so we can review it?